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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Sign my name to the secession proclamation.
Government benfits used by me - $0
There should be an "opt out" clause for people to walk away from the govt. We'd get no benefits and pay minimal taxes for things like roads, police and the military. It'd be like ordering a coach seat instead of business or first class. We get nothing special and in return have no right to claim any of the Cadillac benefits like social security or medicare. Alternatively, we should have the option of giving the money we'd be assessed in taxes to charity. At least I'd feel good doing that.
I undertand taxes are factor in wages, and that I got what I got in part because the market realizes how Uncle Sam assfucks the upper middle class. But it's still terribly annoying. I wanted to buy a really, really big television.
I believe that in some ways we are our brothers' keepers. I just don't want to be the middleman's (Uncle Sam) keeper as well.
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This makes a lot of sense, actually. Why should we have to pay taxes to provide benefits like welfare and medicare that we don't use? The people who partake in those types of government benefits should be forced to pay for them themselves.
BUT DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY!
